SYSTEM DESCRIPTION, APPLICATIONS & COMPONENT FUNCTIONS System Purpose:
To easily sense, over approximately distance of 4.0m (further distance for special LED targets), the 3D (three-dimensional) positions of one or more point-light sources made of LEDs (light emitting diodes). Applications:
Industrial
Motion-capture for animation, movie special-effects and games
Position sensing for machine control, choreography design Scientific
Position sensing for kinematics analysis of sportspeople
Shape and sizes measurement of objects
Virtual-reality environments development Medical (possible future applications)
Tools position/orientation sensing for robot-assisted operations or tele-surgery
Body shape and sizes measurements for prognosis
Position sensing for treatment effects monitoring System Block Components:
One AC/DC switching power converter certified with CE, UL, CSA, TUV marks
Seven electronic circuit boards, constituting the sensing unit
One low-power RF transmitter
A multiple number of small light-emitting-diodes (LEDs), targets
Up to eight electronic target-controllers, each with an RF receiver
A 9-pin communication cable
A shielded coaxial control cable Block Component Descriptions:
AC/DC Converter
Certified with CE, UL, CSA, TUV marks
Converts local ac power to +5Vdc and +12Vdc for operating the sensing unit Seven Electronic Circuit Boards
One supervisor board, three slave boards, three driver boards Supervisor Board
Signal processing and programming of target controller(s) through wires or via the RF transmitter Slave Boards
Signal processing Driver Boards
Control sensing elements RF Transmitter
FM transmitter with FCC compliant output power
Manufactured by LINX Technologies, Oregon, U.S.A.
Operates with one of eight switch-selectable carrier frequencies:
903.37, 906.37, 907.87, 909.37, 912.37, 915.37, 919.87, 921.37MHz Light-Emitting Diodes
Used as targets sensed by the sensing unit
Up to 512 may be used with one sensing unit Target Controllers
Up to eight may be used with one sensing unit
Each contains an RF receiver to receive signals from the RF transmitter Control Cable Passes data from the sensing unit to the target controllers Communication Cable
Passes data to and from a host computer Intended Markets:
World wide (South-East Asia, Europe, North and South America) Power Requirements:
Sensing Unit
Powered by one single certified AC/DC switching power converter
+5Vdc requirement: 2.20.3A RMS
+12Vdc requirement: 0.60.1A RMS Target Controllers
Each powered by up to two 9V (MN 1604) batteries or by a utility +10~12Vdc adaptor (not included)
Current requirement: 35~ 200mA RMS Major System Parts:
AC Power Adaptor
Model TR9CM3000N00-A, GlobTek Inc., N.J. USA
Certifications: CE, UL, CSA, TUV
Outputs: 3A @ 5Vdc, 1.5A @ 12Vdc Input: 100-240Vac, 50-60Hz Electronic Parts
CCD sensing elements, Texas Instruments
Data converters, Brooktree Corporation Signal Processors
Digital signal processor chips, Texas Instruments Programmable Devices
Complex programmable logic devices, Xilinx Signal Drivers
Signal voltage converters, 5V to 12V, National Semiconductor Data Communicator
Universal asynchronous receiver transmitter, National Semiconductor CPU & Micro-controller Operating Frequencies
80MHz, 60MHz, 20MHz, and 12MHz Radio Transmitter
FCC compliant 902-928MHz FM transmitter, LINX Technologies Radio Receivers
FCC compliant 902-928MHz FM receivers, 1~8, LINX Technologies Extendable Tripod
1 x AL tripod, for supporting and encasing the sensing unit Mechanical Parts
1 x AL back-panel & printed-circuit-board support plate
1 x AL square tubing as system enclosure
1 x rectangular carbon-composite tubing
Miscellaneous plastic parts for aesthetics and bump protection Product information 1. Test sample trademark Visualeyez 2. Model Name/Numbers VZH1000, VZH2000, VZH3000, VZH4000, VZH5000, VZH6000, VZH7000 VZH8000, VZH9000
- VZ1000, VZ2000 (Test unit model), VZ3000, VZ4000, VZ5000, VZ6000, VZ7000,
- VZ8000, VZ9000 3. Serial Numbers of Accessories
- Target Control Module (Receiver) -- TCM99090800 to TCM99999999
- Tripod -- TP99318088 to TP99999999 4. Serial Numbers of Main Unit
- Test unit (VZ2000, SN#VZ99318092)
- VZ98318087
- VZ99318088, VZ99318089, VZ99318090, , VZ99319000
- VZ00319000 to VZ99999999 5. Product description
- 3D motion capture system to sense 3D positions of a point light source.
- Portable, can be floor-standing on a tripod, bench top or wall mounted
(test on a tripod only)
- The dimensions and weight of the sample:
Sensor only:
~5.2 kg, 10.2cm dia. x 115cm Sensor with tripod:
~13.1 kg, 120cm x 200cm (Tripod Height)
- Hosing material:
2 x 2 x 0.079 thick square aluminum tube, anodized.
- CPU & micro-controller clocks: 80MHz, 60MHz, 20MHz, 12MHz Power Supply Wiring Block Diagram:
(See attached diagram)
(AC Input) Certified AC/DC Converter
+5Vdc 2.2A
+12Vdc 0.6A Host Computer 9-pin interface cable
+5V Supervisor Board RF Transmitter
+5V
+12V
+5V
+12V
+5V
+12V Slave Board #1 Slave Board #2 Slave Board #3 Sensing Element
#1 Sensing Element
#2 Sensing Element
#3 9V Battery 9V Battery RF Receiver RF Receiver Target Controller Target Controller
(Up to 8 sets)
-- Components within dashed boxes are not included in the system
-- Components without voltage indications draw power from other components